Recognizing Child Abuse in Radiology by Alan E. Oestreich, ISBN-13: 978-3319443225 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (October 11, 2016) Language: English 109 pages ISBN-10: 3319443224 ISBN-13: 978-3319443225 This book is both a personal review of experience in the diagnosis of child abuse and its differential diagnosis, intended to instruct beginners, and a reliable source of information for the more experienced health care provider. Emphasis is placed on normal findings…
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High Field Brain MRI: Use in Clinical Practice 2nd Edition, ISBN-13: 978-3319441733 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 2nd ed. 2017 edition (March 7, 2017) Language: English 400 pages ISBN-10: 3319441736 ISBN-13: 978-3319441733 This book describes the development of systems of magnetic resonance imaging using the higher magnetic field strength of 3 tesla, in comparison to the current gold standard of 1.5 tesla. These new systems of MRI make it possible to perform with…
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Advanced Thyroid and Parathyroid Ultrasound by Mira Milas, ISBN-13: 978-3319440989 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (April 4, 2017) Language: English 490 pages ISBN-10: 9783319440989 ISBN-13: 978-3319440989 This text provides a comprehensive review of ultrasound in thyroid and parathyroid diseases. These topics are presented from a vantage point of complex decision-making encountered in real clinical scenarios. The sections are organized according to a logical structure covering benign and malignant thyroid…
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Bariatric Surgery Complications: The Medical Practitioner’s Essential Guide, ISBN-13: 978-3319439662 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (November 28, 2016) Language: English 158 pages ISBN-10: 3319439669 ISBN-13: 978-3319439662 This text provides a background of scientific evidence to understand the complications that occur after bariatric surgery for all providers responsible for care after surgical intervention. Written by experts and based on current peer reviewed literature, the text provides a focused approach to…
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Keratoconus: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment, ISBN-13: 978-3319438795 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (December 30, 2016) Language: English 390 pages ISBN-10: 3319438794 ISBN-13: 978-3319438795 As a degenerative disorder of the eye, keratoconus can cause substantial distortion of vision, with multiple images, streaking, and sensitivity to light all reported by patients. Keratoconus: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment updates ophthalmologists about the innovations that have occurred within the last…
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Lentigo Maligna Melanoma: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management, ISBN-13: 978-3319437859 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (November 30, 2016) Language: English 239 pages ISBN-10: 3319437852 ISBN-13: 978-3319437859 This book provides a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and management of melanoma of the lentigo maligna subtype, specifically. Authors from multiple fields provide educational information along with importantly relevant, practical, and insightful details to improve the understanding and management approach to this…
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Clinical Guide to Heart Transplantation by Jon Kobashigawa, ISBN-13: 978-3319437712 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (April 12, 2017) Language: English 270 pages ISBN-10: 3319437712 ISBN-13: 978-3319437712 This is a concise review of up-to-date concepts and techniques in the discipline of heart transplantation. It is a review and reference for practitioners managing patients with advanced heart disease, including patients with end-stage heart failure, mechanical circulatory support or transplant recipients. Heart…
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Management of Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, ISBN-13: 978-3319436166 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (March 9, 2017) Language: English 473 pages ISBN-10: 9783319436166 ISBN-13: 978-3319436166 This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review of this field, and will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers with an interest in the management of thyroid nodules and cancer, including both surgeons and endocrinologists. The book reviews new data…
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HPV Infection in Head and Neck Cancer, ISBN-13: 978-3319435787 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (October 12, 2016) Language: English 273 pages ISBN-10: 9783319435787 ISBN-13: 978-3319435787 This book is exceptional in presenting an interdisciplinary approach to the subject of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the context of head and neck cancer. Leading experts in the field discuss the epidemiology and molecular biology of HPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma,…
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Imaging Biomarkers: Development and Clinical Integration, ISBN-13: 978-3319435022 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (November 17, 2016) Language: English 324 pages ISBN-10: 3319435027 ISBN-13: 978-3319435022 This is the first book to cover all aspects of the development of imaging biomarkers and their integration into clinical practice, from the conceptual basis through to the technical aspects that need to be considered in order to ensure that medical imaging can serve as…
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The Ageing Immune System and Health, ISBN-13: 978-3319433639 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (October 10, 2016) Language: English 194 pages ISBN-10: 3319433636 ISBN-13: 978-3319433639 The present book intends to provide an update on immunosenescence and how deficiencies in the immune system contribute to a higher susceptibility to infections, decline in organ function, reduced vaccination responses, age-related disease and the ageing process itself, negatively affecting longevity. Our focus is on…
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Robotic Colon and Rectal Surgery: Principles and Practice, ISBN-13: 978-3319432540 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Springer; 1st ed. 2017 edition (February 3, 2017) Language: English 332 pages ISBN-10: 3319432540 ISBN-13: 978-3319432540 The initial chapters discuss the start of minimally invasive surgery and robotics. Subsequent chapters address starting up a robotics program and incorporating robotics into ones practice. The textbook next centers on specific robotic techniques or robotic management of certain disease processes. These chapters…
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